British Embassy Chargé d'affaires Discusses Consular Services In Europe With Taliban

The Taliban's Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the ministry's deputy for political affairs, discussed the establishment of consular services for Afghans in Europe, especially in the United Kingdom.

This discussion happened during a meeting with Robert Chatterton Dickson, the Charge d'Affaires of the British Embassy in Afghanistan.

The ministry wrote in a note on the social media platform X that Stanekzai met with the British diplomat in Kabul.

The meeting also discussed humanitarian aid, bilateral political, social and humanitarian relations, the ministry said in a statement.

The Taliban's Foreign Ministry deleted it minutes after the news of Stanekzai's visit was published on his Facebook page.